First 242-Tonne MTOW A333 rolls out for Delta

[BABABOOY]

http://atwonline.com/airframes/first-242-tonne-mtow-airbus-a330-rolls-out-paint-shop
 
"The first 242-tonne maximum take-off weight (MTOW) variant of the Airbus A330 has rolled out the paint shop in Toulouse in launch customer Delta Air Lines’ livery, the European manufacturer said Monday."

 

[Kev3188]

Fantastic!

 

[xUT]

Any idea of the seat configuration?
 
Never mind, found it here:
 

Delta Seat Maps
At least cattle has the 18" seat width....

 

[jcw]

Looks great

 

[WorldTraveler]

Any idea of the seat configuration?
 
Never mind, found it here:
 
Delta Seat Maps
At least cattle has the 18" seat width....

as will all of DL's int'l fleet as soon as the 744s leave (just under 18 inches for the 767s) but DL's seat width will be better than all other US airlines.

oh, and the 333 has been named once again by Aviation Week (IIRC) as the lowest CASM widebody aircraft in the skies.

this version can fly to most markts in Korea and Japan from the western half of the US and msot of China from the west coast.

It will work nicely to combat cAArriers that have notions of expanding where they don't have a chance of making money.

 

[robbedagain]

Nice looking plane

 

[yoyodyne]

SAD DAY....

 

[Kev3188]

What took you so long?

 

[WorldTraveler]

and it has engines that will greatly expand the capabilities of the plane....

I'm waiting to hear from pilots who fly it how much better it performs than the PMNW P&W powered 330s.

yoyo,
unless you want to cling to the remaining 767s and 777s in DL's fleet, the Airbus will be the backbone of DL's widebody fleet for the next 25 years.

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

as will all of DL's int'l fleet as soon as the 744s leave (just under 18 inches for the 767s) but DL's seat width will be better than all other US airlines.

World Fraudster strikes again. 
UA has better coach seat width. 

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

This might be a question that was answered previously on some other thread, but any news on what routes it is scheduled to operate?

 

[WorldTraveler]

World Fraudster strikes again. 
UA has better coach seat width.

on what aircraft?

UA has no Airbus widebodies in service, all of which have 18 inch seat width.

and the seat width on all 767s is similar. and the 744 is leaving DL and UA aircraft.

the comparison will be between AA and DL where AA has made the CHOICE to put in narrower seats even where there is a choice in combination with cabin width of certain models like the 787 which is a narrower aircraft than the 350.

Airbus has done an outstanding job thru the decades of waiting for Boeing to release its planes and then making them just a little bit wider.

an extra inch of seat width on a 12 hour plus flight is not only perceptible but also a very marketable fact

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

on what aircraft?

UA has no Airbus widebodies in service, all of which have 18 inch seat width.

 
Dear World Fraudster,
Please stop constantly lying.
However if you do not, at least please acknowledge that you made a mistake once you get caught.
Stop trying to spin and deflect.
Your statement was that DL seat width will be better than all other US airlines.  Now stop trying to weasel your way out.
UA's 777 have larger seat width.
 

as will all of DL's int'l fleet as soon as the 744s leave (just under 18 inches for the 767s) but DL's seat width will be better than all other US airlines.
 

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

an extra inch of seat width on a 12 hour plus flight is not only perceptible but also a very marketable fact

 
Yes, I can see the ads now:  Fatty McGee loves DLs big ass seats.  Why don't you fly on DL too, chubs.

 

[yoyodyne]

yoyo,
unless you want to cling to the remaining 767s and 777s in DL's fleet, the Airbus will be the backbone suck the life out of DL's widebody fleet for the next 25 years.

 
 

Airbus has done an outstanding job thru the decades of waiting for Boeing to release its planes (aka not coming up with their own ideas) and then making them just a little bit wider.

an extra inch of seat width on a 12 hour plus flight is not only perceptible but also a very marketable fact